Job Listing
🔗Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Minidoka National Historic Site
Website Stewards Individual Placements
Position Title: Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Minidoka National Historic Site
Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements
Site Location: Jerome, ID (Preference given to local applicants)
Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants that submit application by 4/14/2026
Dates of Employment:
Start Date: 5/18/2026
End Date: 10/2/2026
Purpose:
Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with internships service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with the National Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking two individuals to participate in the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program. Members will receive introductory training in a variety of traditional trades and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation’s historic resources. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career field within the NPS as well as the private sector.
This is an hourly internship position that will work with Park facilities team and the Historic Preservation Training Center to focus on the historic preservation of the Minidoka National Historic Site. Selected applicants will build hands-on preservation trades skills at Minidoka National Historic Site through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs. Over the course of a 20-week immersive experience, TTAP participants train and work alongside experienced NPS employees to preserve cultural resources and crucial infrastructure. TTAP members will obtain a breadth of preservation trades experience which they can build on if they decide to continue with historic preservation.
Description of Duties:
General preservation maintenance – learn processes behind historic preservation and how to effectively execute general procedures
Wall construction – assist in stabilizing and reinforcing building structures including walls and roof of historic structures
Site preparation – removing debris and historic objects from work area
Deconstruction – assist in deconstructing unstable rafters, purlins, posts, and other structural hazards
Use of hand and power tools
Time Requirements:
Typically, this position is expected to serve full-time, 40 hours per week, but exact service schedules may vary. This position is classified as FT Non-Exempt and is eligible for overtime when available for select projects.
Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.
Orientation and Training:
Member will receive an orientation that includes training on prohibited and unallowable activities.
OSHA 10 Construction certification
Mentorship, guidance, and training from NPS employees
Training and Mentorship in Traditional Trades Techniques
Historic Preservation Fundamentals Training
Benefits:
$20/hr
Eligible for overtime
Housing assistance available to selected applicants relocating for this position
Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
Public Lands Corps Hiring Authority
$1000 Professional Development stipend
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
Kevin Record
Program Coordinator, STE
krecord@conservationlegacy.org
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager